Axis My India predicts close fight in Bihar; gives 121-141 seats for NDA, 98-118 for Mahagathbandhan

In contrast to the opinion polls released on Tuesday, Axis My India on Wednesday predicted a close fight between the Nitish Kumar-led NDA alliance and the opposition Mahagathbandhan in Bihar. The agency has projected a likely victory for the NDA with 121 to 141 seats while the Mahagathbandhan coming close behind with 98 to 118 seats. Former political strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party may secure 0 to 2 seats, according to the agency. However, the opinion poll published by Vote Vibe has predicted victory for the NDA with 125 to 145 seats while the Mahagathbandhan has been projected to win between 95-115 constituencies. Jan Suraaj Party has been given 0-2 seats. Earlier, as many as nine agencies predicted the Nitish Kumar-led NDA alliance returning to power in Bihar. The Matrize polling agency projected 147-167 seats for the NDA alliance and 70-90 seats for the opposition Mahagathbandhan alliance. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj Party has been given 0-2 seats. On similar lines, Dainik Bhaskar projected 145160 seats for the NDA, while predicting a major setback for the opposition alliance with just 7391 seats. JSP has been projected to win 0-3 seats, while 5-7 seats are predicted to be won by others. The People's Pulse projected an easy win for the NDA with 133-159 seats. They have given the Mahagathbandhan 75-101 seats, while JSP has been given 0-5 seats. JVC's Polls gave 135-150 seats to the NDA and 88-103 seats for the INDIA bloc. They have projected 0-1 seats for the JSP while giving 3-6 seats for others. People's insight gave 133-148 seats to the NDA and 87-102 seats for the Mahagathbandhan. The NDA, comprising the BJP, JD(U) and LJP (Ram Vilas) as the major alliance partners, is looking to return to power in Bihar, riding on the popularity and influence of the state's longest serving chief minister, Nitish Kumar. The opposition INDIA bloc, which has the RJD, the Congress and the Left parties as the main constituents, is looking to form the government with RJD's Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial face. Rubbishing the exit poll result results as being 'written at the direction of BJP's top leaders', Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday exuded confidence that the opposition alliance would achieve a clean sweep in Bihar. Addressing a press conference, Tejashwi Yadav said, What is written down by Amit Shah is sent over to the media by the PMO and is run on channels. Compared with the 2020 elections, 72 lakh more people have voted this time... These votes were not to save Nitish Kumar but to change the government. This is vote for change...the government is going to be changed... he claimed. 'Amit Shah writes, PMO sends, media runs': Tejashwi rejects exit poll results, says INDIA bloc will sweep Bihar polls